“The court rejected the prosecution’s request for the arrest of Tsarukyan. I am glad that the court found strength in itself and stood above political processes, ”RIA Novosti quoted the words of opposition lawyer Yerem Sargsyan.
On June 14, Armenian police detained 252 protesters in support of the chairman of the Prosperous Armenia opposition party Gagik Tsarukyan.
At a meeting on June 16, the National Assembly of Armenia later issued permission to law enforcement authorities to arrest Gagik Tsarukyan.